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"Bagdad Café" initially hit West German cinemas on 12th November 1987 (German title: "Out of Rosenheim") and managed to win over both audiences and critics. Prior to its cinematic release in the US on 22nd April 1988, director Percy Adlon trimmed the film by more than 16 minutes.
This is a comparison between the US Theatrical Cut and the German Theatrical Cut. USTC: 1:27:20 GTC: 1:43:59 The difference in running time amounts to 999 Sec = 16 Min 39 Sec. Any variation of less than 1 second has not been considered. 0:00:00
The GTC starts with the StudioCanal logo. The very first shot of the film contains a few more frames. 19 Sec
0:01:47 Prior to the collision, the metal plate can be seen somewhat longer. 3 Sec
0:01:56 Jasmin's husband rams the metal plate one more time. 7 Sec
0:02:36 In an additional shot, Jasmin's husband tries to fasten the cool box inside his car. 8 Sec
0:03:01 Some more turns of the car which is kicking up some dust in the process. 14 Sec
0:06:04 A shot of the desert from the driver's perspective. From the safety of her hiding place, Jasmin is watching her husband's car pass her by. 14 Sec
0:06:56 Some more frames of Jasmin's husband outside the café. 2 Sec
0:10:42 Brenda barks at Sal: “I don't believe it. I just don't believe it!” Salomo plays the piano for a little longer. 7 Sec
0:12:47 Salomo turns over a leaf of his sheet music. Brenda: “And let me get one thing straight. What we need is a coffee machine. Not some toy!" Another shot of Salomo who is no longer in the mood for playing the piano. 9 Sec
0:13:36 Brenda turns towards Sal and enunciates slowly: “Go get it!” Sal sighs. 14 Sec
0:16:40 Sal's car drives off. Longer shot of Brenda just before Rudi walks by. 5 Sec
0:17:23 Close-up of Brenda who is crying outside the motel. The subsequent shot of Jasmin approaching on foot carries on for a little longer. 18 Sec
0:23:43 Jasmin picks up her clothes and carries them towards the chair in her motel room - which turns out to be too dusty for Jasmin to put her clothes there. 18 Sec
0:30:18 Cahuenga ignores Jasmin's call "Not so much water!" and carries on pouring water into the thermos. Brenda is carrying a vacuum cleaner, shouting "Salomo, go take care of your son!" As Salomo is entering from the back of the café carrying the baby, he asks "Where's Pa?" 29 Sec
0:32:28 Jasmin walks past Debbie's tattoo parlour. The owner smiles at her, but Jasmin does not reciprocate Debbie's smile. Meanwhile, Brenda is making a dash towards her office. Another shot of Jasmin. 9 Sec
0:33:52 Some more frames of Brenda after she mumbles "Dangerous?". Jasmin is getting down to some vacuum cleaning. 18 Sec
0:34:36 Salomo resumes his piano-playing. The baby is screaming. 12 Sec
0:35:22 Arnie's police car turns right. Rudi is coming out of his trailer. 14 Sec
35:39 Brenda is calling Cahuenga who is taking the coffee machine from Arnie's police car. 15 Sec
0:36:08 Rudi passes the police car, then changes direction and follows Brenda and Arnie towards the motel. 17 Sec
0:40:05 Shot of Rudi in the background and Brenda in the foreground. 4 Sec
0:40:46 Cahuenga is compiling a shopping list for the café. He tells Jasmin that Sal used to be in charge of the shopping. 12 Sec
0:41:00 Cahuenga and Jasmin spend some more time compiling the shopping list together. Jasmin asks whether Sal was Brenda's husband, which Sal confirms. Then they add some more items to the list. 21 Sec
0:43:48 Jasmin pours herself a cup of coffee from the Rosenheim thermos and takes a seat at the table. 20 Sec
0:44:28 Jasmin quietly enters the child's bedroom, hands a rattling toy to the baby, and caresses his head. 57 Sec
0:48:04 Jasmin is holding the baby in her arm for a little while longer. Cahuenga walks past, carrying several boxes. 12 Sec
0:49:18 Brenda: "Imagine a hotel guest who's going to try to make me happy! Oh, the goddamn nerve! I don't believe this. I don't believe this! Come here!" 12 Sec
0:50:50 Brenda: "Every last thing, just like it was." 3 Sec
0:53:52 Salomo is playing some more Bach. Cahuenga pours Rudi a cup of coffee ein. This time, Rudi is very pleased with the coffee. The USTC resumes with the boomerang thrower entering the café. 29 Sec
0:58:34 Phyllis and Jasmin introduce each other by name once more as a joke. It turns out that Phyllis is rather keen on Jasmin's traditional Bavarian attire. Jasmin tells Phyllis that she "would lend it for a friend". A kiss on the cheek is being exchanged both ways. Together, they take a peek at the contents of Jasmin's wardrobe. 49 Sec
0:59:53 Jasmin assists Phyllis with putting on the lederhosen for a little longer. 10 Sec
1:00:56 The two of them fool around with Jasmin's lederhosen some more. Meanwhile, the boomerang thrower is doing his thing. 44 Sec
1:06:25 More footage of Jasmin running in slow-motion to the sound of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier". She picks up the boomerang. Additional shot of Rudi's trailer. 11 Sec
1:10:04 Brenda: "And you, Mrs Münchgstettner. You pack up your bag of tricks and you get the hell out of here pronto, or I'll shoot your fat ass with buckshot!" 13 Sec
1:10:24 After Jasmin's downbeat confession that she has not got any children, Brenda is lingering in the doorframe for a little longer. 3 Sec
1:10:40 Longer shot of the locked motel door before Brenda unlocks it. 6 Sec
1:12:37 Some more sleight-of-hand on Jasmin's part. 22 Sec
1:14:16 Now Jasmin demonstrates the shell game to some customers. 33 Sec
1:14:49 The next few scenes feature in both versions, but not in the same order. GTC: Rudi is painting Jasmin who is dressed in traditional Bavarian attire, holding up some green bananas. A truck is driving down the road at dusk. Jasmin is performing a magic trick during which she conjures up a bunch of flowers for Brenda in front of an ecstatic audience at the café. The boomerang is moving to the backdrop of the setting sun. Rudi is once again painting Jasmin who is now wearing ladies' undergarment only, holding up one half of a honeymelon.
USTC: Jasmin is performing a magic trick during which she conjures up a bunch of flowers for Brenda in front of an ecstatic audience at the café. The boomerang is moving to the backdrop of the setting sun. Rudi is painting Jasmin who is dressed in traditional Bavarian attire, holding up some green bananas. A truck is driving down the road at dusk. Rudi is once again painting Jasmin who is now wearing ladies' undergarment only, holding up one half of a honeymelon.
identical running time 1:19:28 Jasmin is showing off the "vision" tattoo on her right shoulder outside of Debbie's. The customers love it. 24 Sec
1:19:52 The next few scenes again feature in both versions, but not in the same order. GTC: Rudi is painting Jasmin once again, yet all that is on display are her shoes. Cut to the finished painting which came out rather candid. Some more trucks are driving down the road at dusk.
USTC: Some more trucks are driving down the road at dusk. Rudi is painting Jasmin once again, yet all that is on display are her shoes. Cut to the finished painting which came out rather candid. Some more trucks are driving down the road at dusk.
identical running time 1:21:01 Jasmin surreptitiously relieves one of the customers of his hairpiece; he will receive it back in a later scene. 10 Sec
1:23:25 Salomo is playing the piano some more. 9 Sec
1:24:17 Brenda is standing by the window for quite a bit longer. 10 Sec
1:24:35 More of the same shot of Brenda. 18 Sec
1:24:56 Rudi spends some more time staring at Jasmin's shoes. 5 Sec
1:25:14 Brenda is walking towards the café in a few more frames.
1:25:38 Rudi advises Phyllis and Salomo a little longer how to adjust the picture on the wall. 8 Sec
1:25:50 Salomo hits the nail a few more times. 6 Sec
1:27:36 After leaving the taxi, Jasmin approaches from the distance somewhat longer. Brenda opens the door and steps out of her office. 10 Sec
1:28:48 The reunion scene goes on for longer. Jasmin takes the baby and kisses Salomo on the cheek. Phyllis takes the baby next. Salomo takes Jasmin's suitcase. Brenda takes Jasmin by the hand.
The long-distance shot of Jasmin and Brenda goes on for longer, too.
In total 41 Sec 1:29:36 Several frames are missing from the previous scene in the USTC. By contrast, the GTC contains more footage of the two ladies sitting in the sand, too. 13 Sec
1:29:54 Jasmin now gets round to chatting to Rudi. He is hoping that she will stay for longer this time, and invites her back into his trailer. As soon as they hear Phyllis and Salomo's voices, Jasmin and Rudi turn towards them. The siblings run towards them. 37 Sec
1:31:47 Brenda and Jasmin's song goes on for longer in the GTC. 22 Sec
1:33:28 The USTC is missing almost three minutes of music and magic.
Towards the end of the show, Brenda and Sal kiss and make up.
In total 178 Sec = 2 Min 58 Sec |
